Was Danshui the male lead? Was there a lotus flower on his forehead? Did the number of lotus petals reflect the male protagonist's cultivation? Did the female lead come from a transmigration novel?

The male protagonist is called Danshui, and there is a lotus flower on his forehead. The number of petals indicates his cultivation. The female protagonist is a novel from the past.

Answer 1

[I don't think it'll meet your needs, but I'll try my best to recommend a novel that's the most relevant to your description. The novel "The Courtesan Ink Lotus" is an ancient romance novel written by Lu Wuji. The general plot of this novel is as follows:

Huailing's ten miles of beautiful women competed, not as good as Mo Lian's glance…Mo Lian was the one and only beauty queen on Huailing's ten miles of fireworks road.
Deep in brothels
I've fallen into the dust of the wind and dust,
I wash my face in fireworks and become a demon,
You can play with gold and silver.
All the men in the world viewed Mo Lian as a plaything, yet Mo Lian toyed with all the men in the world in the palm of his hand…He was in a drunken dream in a brothel. He originally thought that his life would pass away just like that…Unexpectedly, he actually appeared in front of Mo Lian once again.
Eight years ago, Mo Lian was still a pure twin white lotus, while he was Mo Lian's future husband who had arranged a marriage before his birth…Eight years later, Mo Lian was already a courtesan who had slept with every man, while he was already the son-in-law of the current Prime Minister.
Incidents continued to happen around them.
Their lives, therefore, frequently intersected again…I am no longer a white lotus, I ask you, do you still have pity?
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"Flowers and Lotus Roots Are Made in Heaven" was an ancient romance novel written by Yao Yi. The general plot of this novel was:

In the twenty-seventh year of the Qiu Dynasty, the Western Regions presented a golden lotus seed as a tribute. The Emperor of the Qiu Dynasty raised the lotus seed in the Plume Pond of the Imperial Garden to express the peace between the two countries. From then on, the pond was filled with white lotuses, and only red lotuses bloomed in the Plume Pond!
When they first met, she was a lotus demon who had just transformed, only ten years old. At the royal banquet, he was the newly returned son of the Grand Tutor, and she was the famous princess.
Goodbye, she was a famous geisha pursued by countless nobles, and he mingled with the crowd just to bet with his friends who would win her favor first.
It is said that the son of the Grand Tutor Yan is dissolute and ignorant.
According to legend, the son of Grand Tutor Yan wandered around the flowers but did not touch a leaf.
It was said that the son of Grand Tutor Yan had sworn to turn over a new leaf for a geisha and allowed her to be the only one in the family.
It was said that the geisha claimed that she didn't like the son of Grand Tutor Yan…
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"A Little Lady Grown by a Cold-hearted Husband" was a novel written by the author, Dalu Di. The general plot of this novel was:

The male protagonist coincidentally met a flower that grew on a high mountain. He actually fell in love with the flower. The epiphyllum bloomed only for a moment every day, but because of its greed for the person who had always been by its side, it would always wait for that person to come and bloom. Thus, it would unknowingly step into the mortal world. The two of them should not have interacted, but on that day, when the little epiphyllum was planted in the male protagonist's flower pot, the fate of the two had quietly pulled up. The two of them were originally fated, but because of the male lead's love, they pulled out cause and effect. It was just that although they had not met each other on that day, they could not resist the fate that brought the two of them together today. However, why did that certain someone who had been rushing to trap the girl by his side suddenly become cold and aloof? He pitied the girl and still had to stick to her. The female lead, epiphyllum charming, see it fascinated, named Tan Ni. The male protagonist, who had been thinking of him for thousands of years, abided by self-discipline and only wanted flowers to bloom, was named Yin Ke. In this article, the male protagonist was cold and sultry, and the female protagonist was an elf. Overall, it was a light comedy style, with a little sadness in the middle.
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"Lotus River" was a fantasy romance novel written by the author, Yu Zhi Mo Ran. The general plot of this novel was:

The journey of a pretentious, flashy, pretentious, and soft-hearted fake loli who had crossed the reincarnation cycle to re-cultivate…
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A certain black-bellied ex-boyfriend said affectionately,"Qinglian, I love you. Be my empress."
Tsk, Celestial Empress? I don't care! You only came to court me after I died. What were you doing earlier?
"That's my man. I'm the woman who's qualified to sit on the throne!" A certain malicious mistress said.
Damn it!
What I give you is yours. If I don't give it to you, you can't snatch it!
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"The Floating Life of Jun Xi" was a fantasy romance novel written by the author, Su Yu. The general plot of this novel was:

He was a young man who had stepped on a lotus, and she was a beautiful and lively young flower demon.
He once said,"She said that she was right, and I kept the world peaceful and the four seas peaceful. If she is evil, I will definitely create the Ten Directional Dark Regions for her and worship her. If she lives, I will protect her forever. If she dies, I will bury the world with her!"
It was just that there would always be an anomaly in karma.
In this life, she treated him as a stranger. He only remembered that the girl in his dream was the person he loved and hurt to the bone…
For the first time in the world, she danced among the flowers and laughed like a silver bell from time to time. He stepped on the Red Karmic Fire Lotus and met her for the first time…
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The book,"A Guide to Immortal Matchmaking," was a Xianxia novel written by the author, Yu Huaying. The general plot of this novel was:

A woman like a flower was lying in the sea of flowers and counting the petals. The man beside her looked at the woman in front of her gently, his eyes filled with deep love.
The woman plucked a flower and placed it beside the man's ear. A smile appeared in her eyes."You're so beautiful."
The man's doting smile and gentle eyes were tidying up the woman's mischievous hair.
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"The Advanced Cultivation Path of the White Lotus" was a light novel written by the author, Ye Qingchaxiang. It was an aesthetic fantasy novel. The general plot of this novel was:

White Lotus had traveled between the various planes just to find him and tell him her feelings. What she didn't know was that she had dragged him into the boundless mortal world. He had brought her into the ranks of the 3,000 planes. He was the Child of the Plane. No matter which plane he went to, he would always be the person with the most advantage and the most luck. In her plane, he had fallen into her devil, and she had entered his heart. He could not control his own fate, so he could only stay with her in the plane.
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"Don't Forget When Flowers Bloom" was an ancient romance novel written by the author Wu Ling. The general plot of this novel was:

This colorful peach blossom had finally fallen. That year, under the peach blossom rain, the beautiful girl entered someone's eyes, and only then did they know that longing had become love.
That year, under the clear moon and fragrant osmanthus, whose flute sound was it that made her dream of her life? That year…finally became a broken sentence in her words.
The flowers in the paradise were still as gorgeous as the sea, and the girl's bright smile was fragrant throughout the entire spring. At that time, she had no worries, she was innocent and peaceful, and she was in her prime.
In the rain of flowers, he occasionally caught a glimpse of her, and that touch of sadness fell into her blue heart, becoming a worry that could not be dispelled for a long time. Was it right or wrong to meet such a cold and decisive man? Was it fate or torture?
When the flowers bloom, don't forget each other. When the flowers fall, don't leave each other. Bright peach blossoms bloomed at the beginning of March. After a short period of prosperity, they withered at the beginning of summer. It was like the love between them, the calm sadness, the quiet bone-deep."Flower Rain Dream" series,"Don't Forget When Flowers Bloom".
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"Lotus Pond of Rebirth" was a modern romance novel written by Mi Tu. The general plot of this novel was:

Give your votes to the new novel, XUA ~ New novel,"Master Is Too Cold." The carpenter father and son in the village picked up a silly girl. No one knew her background. In the world where demonic beasts and black devils were rampant, people thought that they were crazy. They couldn't even raise their son, and they even picked up a money-losing thing. Suddenly, one day, Jingwa woke up. Bai Mingxi was reborn six years ago.
She was determined to get rid of the man who claimed to love her but brought her home half a year after they got married…
Eh, what was going on with this Lotus Pond Space? The Lotus Dew could cure illnesses, and the water in the pond could turn stone into jade.
However, the true secret of the Lotus Pond was…
After being reborn, she had cleaned up the best and gotten rid of the scumbag. She had originally thought that she could live the life she wanted…
However, her path had changed the moment she was reborn…
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"Green Water Clear Lotus" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, World Dust. The general plot of this novel was:

Eighteen years ago, a woman had caused two valiant generals to form an unresolvable feud and split the world into two.
Eighteen years later, with the help of the natural barrier Cangling Crossing, he blocked the emperor's way back to the court. The king's division and the traitor, two equally outstanding men, stood against each other on the water.
What kind of love and what kind of hatred had caused all of their feelings to be turned into flowing water…
The lotus flowers bloomed, and the grudges from nineteen years ago reappeared in Cang Ling Du.
Who was it that lost their love at the ferry? And who was it that made her heart fall into despair?
With her life gone, had she become the Lotus of Blessing? Would love and kindness be able to turn the tides and decide the reversal of the war?
On the Snow Dust Horse, he was clad in shiny silver armor. He was a handsome, mighty, shrewd, and fierce little general. However, what kind of face did he have when he took off his armor?
The love that should not have started was revealed in the light of the knife. His identity revealed a shocking truth, but it was a bitter disappointment.
Was it for the sake of the world, or was it for personal feelings?
Should he return to glory and wealth, or should he take off his armor and pursue the joy of peace?
After removing the blood-stained clothes and the dust that had been blown away over the years, their figures were reflected in the sunset at the ferry, silent…